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COLLEGE SPORTS: Roundup, Shippensburg's Dana Wert scores 1,000th career point in victory over West Chester

Updated:
01/24/2013 12:19:20 AM EST

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From staff reports

SHIPPENSBURG - Scoring a season-high 21 points, senior Dana Wert eclipsed 1,000 career points to lead the Shippensburg women's basketball team to a 75-55 win over West Chester at Heiges Field House on Wednesday night, snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Golden Rams.

The 20-point victory is the Lady Raiders' first win over West Chester (9-7, 6-6 PSAC) since a 74-62 home victory on Jan. 5, 2008 and the first since SU joined the PSAC East prior to the 2008-09 season.

Dana Wert and junior Sarah Strybuc led all players with 21 points each. Wert shot 4-of-6 from 3-point range and also added seven rebounds and seven assists, both game-highs. The bench also chipped in for 19 points, led by Caitlyn Deeter with nine.

The Lady Raiders (11-6, 7-5 PSAC) rebounded from an early 24-12 deficit with a 13-0 run to take a 25-24 lead at the 4:38 mark. Wert's 1,000th career point came on a free throw with 6:55 remaining during that stretch.

Momentum continued to shift toward the end of the first half as the Golden Rams scored five straight, followed by an 8-0 run by Ship to close out the half. SU went into the locker rooms with a 33-29 lead.

Shippensburg retained control in the second half, allowing the Golden Rams to cut the deficit to seven before finishing the game with an 18-5 run to cap a 20-point victory.

Shippensburg could not capitilize on a strong first half and fell to West Chester Reggie Charles scored 15 points and had 3 steals for the Raiders (4-12, 2-10 PSAC) but also had 8 turnovers Dylan Edgar added 11 points SU started strong in the first half, shooting 50% and trailing by only 2 at the break However, the Raiders lost their touch in the second half (10-31, 32%) and were burned by 22 turnovers that led to 25 Golden Ram points West Chester caught fire in the second half, shooting nearly 60% from the field after the break Jon Breeden led the charge for the Golden Rams (11-5, 9-3 PSAC), getting a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.